Sector: Arts and Culture
Country location: Australia, Republic of Korea
Grantee: Visual Arts Centre

Project Description

Artspace (Sydney) and Art Sonje Center (Seoul) will present one of Australia's leading contemporary artists, Angelica Mesiti's new commission Relay League as part of an expanded solo exhibition in Korea.

Free and open to the public, Art Sonje Center is a museum dedicated to contemporary art, supporting new and experimental art in innovative ways. Founded in 1998, Art Sonje Centre continues to introduce Korean artists to major institutions abroad, and brings international contemporary art and artists to Korea.

Angelica Mesiti was born in Sydney and is based in Paris. Mesiti works primarily with video and installation, incorporating performance, dance and musicality to explore ideas of community, cultural tradition and spirituality. She is interested in performed cultural traditions in a state of transformation, or at risk of extinction due to complex social, economic or cultural shifts.

Relay League was commissioned by Artspace, Sydney. This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body. The development and presentation of Relay League is supported by Commissioning Partner the Keir Foundation. Relay League was produced with the support of C ND Centre National de la Danse, Paris and University of New South Wales Art & Design.

Key dates:

• Angelica Mesit - solo exhibition, Art Sonje Center, 12 January 2018 to 11 February 2018
• Opening Ceremonies, 6pm, Hanok, Art Sonje Center, 11 January 2018 to 11 January 2018
• Artist Talk, 4pm, Art Hall, Art Sonje Center, 11 January 2018 to 11 January 2018
• Artspace Benefactor tour, a comprehensive tour of artist studios, curator talks and museums and galleries across Seoul, 11 January 2018 to 18 January 2018

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Australia-Korea Foundation grant offer: $16,500.00